Sunday, March 22, 2015

Wandering to Cleveland...Stopping in Toledo

I decided to head over to Cleveland yesterday because I heard that the Alpena would be leaving there at some point in the day. After a couple months of just seeing ships in layup, I was happy to get the chance to get a ship doing ship things. I was even happier to catch a ship coming out of Cleveland because that's a pretty nice boatwatching spot.

Prior to continuing on to Cleveland, I had to make a stop in Toledo. I kind of like the pictures that I can get from the museum there. This is the propeller from one of the ships, but I don't remember which one. It's kind of amazing to stand next to one of these because it gives you an idea of the scale of ships.

And of course, I couldn't pass on the opportunity to take pictures of the Schoonmaker. I can't wait until I get the opportunity to go on her again.

A more full view of the ship. You can almost see the stack in the background. One of these days, I'm going to have to figure out a spot on the other side of the river to get a shot from there.

I do like the lower end of my small lens but I don't like the distortions that it causes.

Looking up at the pilothouse.

A shot of the Craig Bridge and the I-280 Bridge. I kind of wanted a shot of the ship in it but I'm not sure I like this one that much.

Another angle of the Schoonmaker.

A shot of the Toledo skyline. I think I would have been happier without the power lines in the shot.

A shot of one of the Schoonmaker's lifeboats.

And her stack.

Funny thing, I never noticed this map of the Great Lakes on the grounds. I kind of like it because it reminds me of a view I'd see from space or something.

About Me

I was born in Bay City, Michigan and for the most part I was raised there. My dad was in the Navy, so I spent my first 5 years in Hawaii, Texas and California. For college, I went to Eastern Michigan where I studied Engineering Physics. I caught the photography bug when my mom had me take a photojournalism class in High School. I dabbled a little after college but it never really took off until a couple years ago.
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